Hop-on Hop-off Porto Bus Tours

Silvana

Jun 2025Verified booking

5/5

Entering is already magical ... despite the number of people there is an atmosphere of a book tale of bibliitecs.... wood.... shelves ... smell of books.... thousands of them.... The interior is amazingly beautiful with its floors and ceiling.... It is a beautiful place full of stories waiting to be told or read.

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Michael

May 2025Verified booking

4/5

Guess I must have missed the part about losing the app before going. Slight delay at the door. Extremely crowded but interesting and beautiful inside

Nuni

May 2025Verified booking

5/5

The athmosphere is unforgetable I agree for the statement : The beautiful book store in the world😀 The books currated are the best Queue is in order, well arranged, although is very crowded I really want to return soon, hopefully

Erzsebet

May 2025Verified booking

5/5

In spite of the large crowd, we got in nearly in the exact time. Was worthy to buy tickets online, made it all easy. Just to queue in the specified time and be patience. The place is a bit small for so many people but security people ard helping to move one group in one way and let other ones follow. Beautiful library, very unique, absolutely worth to visit 🥰👍👍👍👍

Chea

Apr 2025Verified booking

4/5

I booked my tickets that morning for a 1:15pm visit. Very well organized with 2 alternating queues and color coding. A lot of people in the bookshop, it's very very difficult to appreciate the decor, the photos are always with lots of other tourists... It's not nice to charge €10 to enter a shop... (children free)

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maria

May 2025Verified booking

4/5

The library very nice , but too many people

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William

May 2025Verified booking

5/5

I loved the experience of such a beautiful bookshop in the centre of Porto, the interior design was stunning.

MARIETTA

May 2025Verified booking

5/5

Awesome place to visit. Be there early as the queue lines, even for ticket holders, are very long.

HILDA

Apr 2025Verified booking

5/5

The entire experience was fantastic. Helpful friendly staff.

Vicki

Jul 2025Verified booking

3/5

It was interesting from a historical stand point, but basically it was an overpriced old bookstore. We paid $41 each for our tickets and it was way overpriced for the venue. We had a $10 credit for a book purchase from the ticket, but didn't find anything to use it on that wasn't overpriced already. It was crowded, the books were priced high and just not worth it. Would not go again. Look at photos of the store instead.

Pischedda

Jul 2025Verified booking

4/5

The library is plendid, beautiful gives magic despite the significant flow of people. For tickets, no problem

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Leticia

Jun 2025Verified booking

4/5

Everything was lovely, and appreciated the voucher to get a book 📕 The only problem was too many people and not enough cold air.

Joy

Jun 2025Verified booking

5/5

The staff is super friendly, even though the library is always super busy. The place is magificent and super well looked after

Sharon

Jun 2025Verified booking

3/5

It was nice to see the bookshop and the architecture but it was not worth €10. It was too busy and hard to move around. It's just a nice bookstore. Not worth the wait to get in or the entrance fee.

ASHLEY

Jun 2025Verified booking

5/5

The Hop-On Hop-Off bus was the perfect way to explore Porto. It gave us a great overview of the city with the flexibility to get off and explore whenever we wanted. The headset app was super easy to use and made booking quick and simple. Highly recommend!

Kim

Jun 2025Verified booking

4/5

The ticketing experience with Headout was fine. The bookstore was a very special experience and nice to visit such an old store.

Louise

Jun 2025Verified booking

4/5

Schedule pretty much respected regarding time reservation. But too many people are allowed inside, difficult to even walk in the library wich is very nice to see

Stephanie

Jun 2025Verified booking

5/5

The ease of being able to combine two interests into one purchase. I've done many HOPON/OFF tours. This one puzzled me a bit going through residential areas as a tourist. Didn't know the yellow line was part of it, which we were staying in Gaia, and ran out of time in the 24hr slot to do. I wish the 24hr ticket was a timed 24 hr from when you validate it and not the calendar day. The library was wonderful and they did not boot you out which I was surprised about !

Catherine

Jun 2025Verified booking

5/5

Such a special place! Unique experience in a beautifully designed book store! The staff was so welcoming and friendly and helpful. And we just loved the book store!

John

Jun 2025Verified booking

4/5

The building & architecture are stunning & well worth a visit. I never used my voucher to buy a book as there wasn't anything appealing to me. I think more travel books on Porto & possibly phrase books should be on offer.

Danijela

Jun 2025Verified booking

5/5

The staff is very friendly and helpful. The Ambassador is like something out of a fairy tale, and he is a visionary. The spacious interior is made of wood, which is full of unusual design and spots. I recommend it 😊

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Julia

Jun 2025Verified booking

3/5

I am glad to have the opportunity to visit the famous Lello bookstore. There are too many people, which makes rhe experience far less enjoyable.

Cynthia

Jun 2025Verified booking

3/5

It was a sardine can of people. It was a beautiful buidling and interior but it was unpleasntly crowded. I would not recommend it to anyone in the future and it was not worth paying to get into.

Ivaylo

Jun 2025Verified booking

4/5

The place is really worth seeing. There are way too many people though. Nevertheless rhe organization is very good end the entry/exit process rums smoothly.

Thomas

Jun 2025Verified booking

4/5

The building's exterior and interior are awesome and can only hint at this institution's remarkable past. Today, it seems to be a Disney-like interpretation of a quirky bookstore and the fee-based entry ritual is only a part of its odd no-longer-new personality. I sense that the uniformly-bound texts (admittedly in multiple languages so all tourists can enjoy them) are not the necessarily the best editions available, but they are certainly beautiful to look at. It doesn't have the character of an old, fascinating bookstore, as one might hope for, but rather offers a library fantasy for those who want to pay 10, 15, or 25 Euros to wander around for 30 minutes. One would get one's entry fee reimbursed when buying one of their books, but for true book lovers, there is not really a usefully-curated collection aimed at literature lovers or bibliophiles. It is intended for the general public, though, and is appealing especially to fans of the Harry Potter series, which is a loverly and popular way for them to guide their business model. It was a fun visit and offered countless photogenic vistas, in spite of the large timed crowds that flow through every 15 minutes. Definitely worth seeing for its grace and beauty, but not if the goal is literary or bibliophilic inspiration.